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To: discostu
Whether it comes from government or comes from private makes a big difference. Have you really ever been to a ballpark with a peanut free section? I seriously doubt if this has ever affected you - hence the straw man reference. Its not at all of them just some of them - and even then its still privately held corporations that are doing it. Making these sections makes good business sense by opening up the games to a larger fan base.

Also your numbers are way off. There are 1.5 million people with the allergy in the U.S. - or about 0.5% of the total population. The numbers of current kids is around 1% so the percentage of the total population with the allergy will continue to rise.
78 posted on 06/15/2004 10:58:23 AM PDT by vabeachrepub
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To: vabeachrepub

It makes no difference in if it effects MY LIFe. That was your question. Not being able to eat peanuts at the ballpark effects my life regardless of who initiated the absurb measure that's entirely out of proportion to the actual problem at hand.

Are there ballparks with peanut-free sctions? If so then it's not a strawman.

No it doesn't make good business sense. On average a section will seat around 100 people. Given the standard draw of a minor league ball park you're closing off 1/30 of the seats to "assist" less than 1% of the attendees. Meanwhile you have to train your walking vendors not to sell certain items in those sections, and your event staff no to allow people to bring certain items into those sections. Then if something goes wrong, since you've made this promise you're now liable for damages that may arise from accidental introduction of peanuts into this section. All for 3 people with an allergy plus whoever they bring with them. That's terrible business sense, a dramatic increase in cost of legal liability for not even enough people to fill the section.


87 posted on 06/15/2004 11:15:57 AM PDT by discostu (Brick urgently required, must be thick and well kept)
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